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121Helmand River — or Helmund River ancient Etymander River, southwestern Afghanistan and eastern Iran. Rising in east central Afghanistan, it flows southwest across more than half the country before flowing north for a short distance through Iran and emptying into …
122Menderes River — Name of two rivers in Turkey. The first (Turkish: Büyük Menderes) runs through southwestern Turkey. It empties into the Aegean Sea after a course of 363 mi (584 km). Its Classical name, Maeander (whence the English meander), is derived from the… …
123Ravi River — River, northwestern India and northeastern Pakistan, one of the five main rivers of the Punjab. It rises in the Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh state, India, and flows past Chamba, turning southwest at the boundary of Jammu and Kashmir state. It… …
124Red River of the North — River, northern U.S. and southern Canada. It flows north, forming the Minnesota–North Dakota boundary, before entering Manitoba and emptying into Lake Winnipeg after a course of 545 mi (877 km). It was explored in 1732–33 by the French voyageur… …
125Salween River — Chinese Nu Jiang River, Southeast Asia. Rising in eastern Tibet, it flows generally south for about 1,500 mi (2,400 km) through Yunnan province, China, and eastern Myanmar (Burma), emptying into the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman Sea at Moulmein …
126Seine River — ancient Sequana Second longest river in France. It rises on the Langres plateau, 18 mi (30 km) northwest of Dijon, and flows through Paris before emptying into the English Channel at Le Havre after a course of 485 mi (780 km). Its tributaries… …
127Skeena River — River, western British Columbia, Canada. It rises in the northern part of the province and flows about 360 mi (580 km) before emptying into Chatham Sound on the Pacific Ocean. An important salmon fishing stream, it has several canneries near its… …
128Tempe, Vale of — Greek Témbi Narrow valley between Mount Olympus and Mount Ossa, northeastern Thessaly, Greece. The Pinios River flows through the 6 mi (10 km) valley before emptying into the Aegean Sea. The ancient Greeks dedicated Tempe to the cult of Apollo.… …
